Coos Bay Pays Last Respects to Prefontaine
Coos Bay crowds mourn as Steve Prefontaine, 24, is laid to rest after dying in a Friday Eugene crash. Flags at half staff, a private burial, and school closures mark the somber scene in the Oregon coast community where the Olympian rose to fame at Marshfield High School and the University of Oregon. Pallbearers include Frank Shorter and Jon Anderson, both fellow runners and Olympians, while locals reflect on privacy and the intense reaction to his death.
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Kwalick Signs Three Year Deal With Philadelphia Bell
Ted Kwalick former NFL tight end and All America at Penn State signed a three year contract with the World Football League Philadelphia Bell. He had earlier agreed to join Hawaii in the WFL but that contract was ruled invalid due to owner changes.
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Carollo Rejoins Sun as WFL Adds 3 Players
The Southern California Sun signed three veterans on Monday boosting their 1975 World Football League roster to 18. Joe Carollo former Rams offensive tackle Greg Herd and placekicker Steve Schroder return to the Sun from the 1974 inaugural season. Also signed was Cephas Weatherspoon a wide receiver from Fort Lewis College Colorado.
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Dawkins Buys Cars and Home After NBA Sign
Orlando teenager Darryl Dawkins 18 signed a seven year million plus contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. He bought a 1974 powder blue Lincoln Continental Mark IV and a 1975 yellow Cadillac Coupe de Ville for his mother, planning a four bedroom $36,000 house and moving relatives out of low income housing. Dawkins said he would use the money wisely and set himself up for life.
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Harris New Star Coach Harris New Star Coach
Ted Harris, 38, named fourth Minnesota North Stars head coach in under two seasons in Bloomington. The former team captain, who last played 14 NHL seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, urged players to bleed for each other as the club seeks NHL respectability.
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Harper joins free agents across NHL ranks
New York AP report lists 19 players including Marcel Dionne Rod Gilbert Johnny Bucyk Terry Harper Billy Harris and Eddie Westfall as free agents after a season with no contracts. The group can sign with any team and the former club would receive compensation if signed by another NHL club. Also named are Tim Ecclestone Bill Flett Jim Moxey John Stewart Mike Bloom Fred Barrett Boucha O’Brien Oliver Rivard Keon Shack Altman Rochefort Adams Gilbertson Hrycuik Lesuk.
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Wynn's Oil Treatment for Small Cars Ad
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